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Friday, November 19, 2010

Manhattan, NY Focus

WWRL Book ClubBecome a member of the WWRL Morning Show, become a Morning Maniac.Here’s your chance to be the recipient of a morning show “MUST READ” book.Every Friday Mark Riley randomly selects a registrant, one per hour (6-9 am) and awards a “Must Read” that keeps up with world events

Cuomo hits Bloomie's pet with civil fraud case...it's about time! The level of corruption within the Bloomberg administration may not be up to Louisiana or Chicago standards, but it is still a problem...more: Cuomo: Rattner Is ‘Worst Example’ Of Pay-To-Play Fraud...I have a long memory. I remembre Steve Rattner was also a major donor to my former City Council member with high ambition, David Yassky. I am sure David Yassky will try again to run for a higher office and I hope people will remember his ties to the Steve Rattner corruption as well as the Steve DiBrienza corruption.

Save St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan: Our beloved 160-year old hospital that has served New York City's Lower West Side as well as both World Trade Center bombings. But Bloomberg shut it down, depriving the Lower West Side of a hospital and condemning New Yorkers to die from lack of medical care. See what you can do to save medical care in Lower Manhattan.

SoHo Politics: A resident's perspective on local politics in downtown Manhattan.

City Hall News provides the substantive analysis of policy and politics often missing in other coverage.

Washington Square Park Blog updates on Washington Sq Pk and other NYC issues while advocating for reclaiming our city and our public spaces.

MANHATTAN NAACP:Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands of dedicated workers, organizers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans.

The National Jewish Democratic Council is the trusted voice and resource for Democratic office holders, candidates and party organizations to better understand and engage with the Jewish community. NJDC mobilizes the Jewish community and convenes opinion leadership to support the Democratic promise for all Americans. We look to our Jewish tradition to guide us on the issues of social and economic justice, religious pluralism and the peace and security of the State of Israel that will be the hallmark of our work.

NJDC believes that through our work in Democratic Party politics, we can ensure a better world for our children and grandchildren.

For more information, or to become a member of the New York chapter, contact msudco2@aol.com.

Americans United for Separation of Church and StateNYC Chapter

We come from all 50 states and a wide variety of religious, political and philosophical backgrounds. We are dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans.

GRASSROOTS NYC: This is an organization founded by fellow Daily Gotham blogger and DFNYC activist Dan Jacoby.

GrassrootsNYC was created to provide a new method for generating real government reform in New York City. Instead of the old-fashioned method of fighting for reform (and usually not getting much done), GrassrootsNYC aims to leverage the power of tens of thousands of reform-minded New Yorkers to force our government to work for us - the way our Founding Fathers intended government to work.

This is a real chance for you to get involved in reforming our political system from the bottom up. To find out more, visit GrassrootsNYC's website and sign up for updates.

MANHATTAN YOUNG DEMOCRATS:

We’re here to welcome you to the New York City political scene. Whether you were a first-time voter in the last presidential election or you consider yourself a political guru, MYD’s purpose is to welcome, inspire, educate, and activate the youth of New York City.

Some Living Liberally groups in Manhattan: Progressive Action Through Social Interaction

Reading Liberally NYC Classics"Saving Democracy One Book at a Time"A Liberal Book Club at a cool barThird Monday of each month, 6:30 pm Location:Stone Creek140 east 27th st in the backroomNew York, NY, 10016